A terminal fitting, a connector provided therewith and a method for forming a terminal fitting

摘要

To improve a degree of freedom in setting the position of an engaging recess. A terminal fitting 30 is formed by working a metallic plate by means of a press, and includes a substantially box-shaped main portion 31 comprised of a base plate 36, a pair of side plates 37, 38 projecting from the opposite lateral edges of the base plate 36, and a pair of projecting plates 39, 40 projecting from the side plates 37, 38 and bent to be placed one outside the other. The projecting plate 39 to be placed at the outer side at the time of forming the main portion 31 is formed with a recess 50 into which a locking portion can enter when the terminal fitting 30 is inserted into a cavity of a housing. The recess 50 is rectangular and an opening edge thereof is continuous over the entire periphery. At a lateral edge of the projecting plate 40 placed at the inner side, a holding piece 51 projects at a position corresponding to the recess 50. This holding piece 51 is fitted into the recess 50 at the time of forming the main body 31 to keep the main portion 31 substantially box-shaped. <IMAGE>